NEWS
VATICAN CITY -- Ted Quewezance came to the Vatican looking for closure.
Little Italy Good Friday procession a no-go again
By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic RegisterFor the third straight year, the annual Good Friday procession through the streets of Toronto’s Little Italy neighbourhood is cancelled.
Indigenous bring synodality to Rome
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterMetis elder and educator Gary Gagnon knows that what’s going on in Rome this week is not some esoteric side issue for the Catholic Church. It’s at the heart of the most important issue in the Church under Pope Francis.
Inquiry criticizes Our Lady Seat of Wisdom in abuse case
By Wendy-Ann Clarke, The Catholic RegisterAn independent investigation has found that a former music professor at Our Lady Seat of Wisdom College in Barry’s Bay Ont., committed sexual misconduct against a school alumnus.
Chimney swifts occupy TCDSB property
By Wendy-Ann Clarke, The Catholic RegisterA pristine white tower that sits in the empty lot of the now demolished St. Raymond’s Catholic School in Toronto has had passersby scratching their heads trying to figure out its purpose.
Charities fear Emergencies Act overreach
By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic RegisterCanadian Constitution Foundation (CCF) executive director Joanna Baron and litigation director Christine Van Geyn have said that charities are experiencing a financial chill after the federal government instituted the Emergencies Act to deal with the Freedom Convoy snarling the streets of Ottawa.
Vatican’s Indigenous collection opened to Canadian delegation
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterAs members of all three Indigenous delegations in Rome to meet with Pope Francis toured the Anima Mundi collection at the Vatican Museums, there were mixed feelings. Some were in awe, while some wanted to know how these examples of Indigenous culture ended up half a world away from where they were made.
Indigenous delegation makes headlines worldwide
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterThe unprecedented meetings this week between Pope Francis and three Canadian delegations of Indigenous people in Rome are big news. Thirteen camera crews and dozens of journalists — Italian, American, British and Canadian — greeted Metis National Council president Cassidy Caron after the MNC delegation of nine came out to St. Peter’s Square after their hour-long encounter with the bishop of Rome.
Polish archbishop updates Pope Francis on aid to Ukraine refugees
By Junno Arocho Esteves, Catholic News ServiceVATICAN CITY -- Polish Archbishop Stanislaw Gadecki of Poznan told Pope Francis that the Catholic Church in Poland is continuing its efforts to assist the countless refugees from Ukraine fleeing Russia's destructive war in the country.
Pope Francis listened, Metis hope Canadians do
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterLed by two fiddlers playing the Red River Jig to the amazement of tourists, Metis delegates skirted past St. Peter’s Square on their way out from an hour-long meeting with Pope Francis before meeting the assembled press from Rome and Canada.
Artist’s mural brings life to Calgary school
By Wendy-Ann Clarke, The Catholic RegisterProlific Blackfoot painter Kalum Teke Dan’s latest residency has been at St. John XXIII School in Calgary, where for over a month he’s been sharing his art and culture with students from kindergarten to Grade 9.